Major resurfacing works on a main Weston-super-Mare road is due to take place next week.

Starting on Monday, September 11, Locking Road will be closed overnight on weekdays from 7pm to 6am for two weeks.

The first week of work will repair the kerbs, resurface the pavements and clean the gullies before relaying the road surface the following week. Locking Road will however be open and safe to drive on during the weekend.

Costing the council £61,500, the road closure will be in place in both directions between the junctions with Hutton Moor Road and Earlham Grove.

Deputy leader and executive member with responsibility for highways, Councillor Elfan Ap Rees, reassured Weston residents that the road works will cause minimal disruption, adding: “This is a very busy stretch of road so we’ve scheduled the works to take place overnight in order to minimise any potential disruption.

“The roads will be reopened each day with a safe, temporary surface so that the route can be used.

"Access will be maintained for businesses and residents during the overnight closures and we’ll have traffic marshals on site to assist road users.”

This resurfacing work is part of North Somerset Council’s ongoing commitment to improve the area’s roads.